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Galaxy Cricket Club won the 28th The Hindu FIC–ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AM/NS) India Cricket Trophy, organised successful relation with the Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association (VDCA), defeating defending champions Cavaliers Cricket Club by 53 runs successful the last astatine the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium successful Visakhapatnam connected Sunday (May 17).
Electing to bat aft winning the toss, Galaxy posted 304 for 8 successful 50 overs earlier Siraparapu Ashish’s six wickets for 50 bundled Cavaliers retired for 251 successful 42.1 overs.
The tourney saw 16 teams contention 14 matches passim the season, with scores successful excess of 300 posted connected nary less than 10 occasions — a measurement of the competitory modular that the 30-year-old contention has travel to bid successful the State.
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The presumption ceremonial was presided implicit by D.S. Varma, Head – HR, Vizag Asset, AM/NS India, and graced by A. Prasanna Kumar, erstwhile Rector of Andhra University (AU) and celebrated sports commentator, who presented the awards. Mr. Prasanna Kumar drew connected a lifetime’s relation with the crippled to punctual the gathering that the extremity of cricket was to amended radical connected however to lose, win, and strategise,” adding that cricket had been “a large mentor” to him.
Sumit Bhattacharjee, Chief of Bureau, Andhra Pradesh, The Hindu, described the tourney arsenic “one of the astir prestigious successful the State today,” and announced that the 30th variation would beryllium held connected a larger scale, with teams from neighbouring States invited to participate.
VDCA Secretary K. Parthasaradhi noted that the trophy was the lone tourney successful Andhra Pradesh to person been conducted continuously for 28 editions (30 years) barring the 2 mislaid to Covid-19 pandemic. He besides thanked The Hindu and AM/NS India for their unbroken support, which has besides jointly conducted the summertime cricket coaching campy for implicit 30 years now.
K. Dheeraj Lakshman, whose unbeaten 94 disconnected 97 balls anchored Galaxy’s innings, was named Player of the Match. Cavaliers’ U.A.V. Varma, who amassed 401 runs crossed the tournament, was adjudged the champion batsman, portion Y. Sandeep (Galaxy), with 7 wickets, won the champion bowler award. K.S.S Jayanth (Cavaliers), with 307 runs and 5 wickets, bagged the champion all-rounder award.
ACA crushed in-charge J.K.M. Raju, VDCA Vice-President D. Sanjeev and Joint Secretaries R. Gowri Shankar and C.P. Reddy were besides present.
